![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | U.S. Historical Documents - United States
Read for librivox.org by Michael Scherer. The Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address. M4B audiobook of entire book
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature
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| Udvalgte Danske Eventyr 001 - H. C. Andersen
Librivox recording of Udvalgte Danske Eventyr 001 by Hans Christian Andersen. Read in Danish by Hedvig and Kristoffer Hunsdahl. "H. C. Andersen opfattes af de fleste mennesker først og fremmest som en børnebogsforfatter. Det er samtidig meget typisk for hans eventyr, at fortællingerne også rummer passager, der taler til den voksne læsers forståelse. Derfor kan såvel børn som voksne have glæde af at opleve - eller genopleve - historierne...
Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; Danish; fairy tales; eventyr; Danske; Hans Christian Andersen
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| Uit het leven van Dik Trom - Cornelis Johannes Kieviet
LibriVox opname van Uit het leven van Dik Trom, door Cornelis Johannes Kieviet. Gelezen door Bart de Leeuw. Dit is het eerste van zes boeken over Dik Trom, een ondeugende, dikke jongen, waarvan zijn vader altijd zegt: “Het is een bijzonder kind, en dat is-ie”. This is the first of six books about Dik Trom, a naughty, fat boy, about whom his father always says: "He's a special child, and that's what he is"...
Keywords: Librivox; audioboek; Nederlands; Dik Trom
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| Uli der Knecht - http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremias_Gotthelf
Librivox Aufnahme von Uli der Knecht, von Jeremias Gotthelf. Read in German by Hans Hafen. Der Roman Uli der Knecht von Jeremias Gotthelf (1797-1854) erschien 1841. Es handelt sich formal um einen pikaresk angelegten Roman. Die Episodenhaftigkeit ist hier als relevantes Merkmal zu nennen. Daneben ist der Roman aber als Bildungsroman/Erziehungsroman einzustufen, der - ganz im Zeichen von Gotthelfs Lehrtätigkeit - den Leser auf den richtigen Weg sowohl hinsichtlich des Geldes wie auch der Ehrfurc...
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; german; literatur; hörbuch
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| Uller Uprising - H. Beam Piper
Uller Uprising is the story of a confrontation between a human overlord and alien servants, with an ironic twist at the end. Like most of Piper's best work, Uller Uprising is modeled after an actual event in human history; in this case the Sepoy Mutiny (a Bengal uprising in British-held India brought about when rumors were spread to native soldiers that cartridges being issued by the British were coated with animal fat...
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; science fiction; piper
Downloads: 18,270
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| Ultima Thule - Mack Reynolds
LibriVox recording of Ultima Thule by Mack Reynolds. Read by Karen Savage. Ronny Bronston has dreamed all his life of getting a United Planets job that would take him off-world. He finally gets the opportunity when he is given a provisional assignment with Bureau of Investigation, Section G. But will he be able to complete his assignment and find the elusive Tommy Paine? M4B audiobook of complete book
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; scifi; sci-fi sci fi; interplanetary travel; mystery
Downloads: 6,859 |
| Ulysses - James Joyce
Librivox recording of Ulysses, by James Joyce. Still considered one of the most radical works of fiction of the 20th Century, James Joyce's Ulysses ushered in the era of the modern novel. Loosely based on Homer's Odyssey, the narrative follows Leopold Bloom and a number of other characters through an ordinary day, twenty four hours, in Dublin, on June 16, 1904. The text is dense and difficult, but perfectly suited to an oral reading, filled with language tricks, puns and jokes, stream of conscio...
Downloads: 301,328
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| Ulysses S. Grant - Owen Wister
LibriVox recording of Ulysses S. Grant, by Owen Wister. Read by David Wales. Ulysses S. Grant was the great hero (for the North) in the Civil War and the 18th President of the United States. This short biography is only 145 pages in a little pamphlet size. The author is famous for his stories of the Old West, but he also wrote a substantial body of nonfiction literature. (Summary by David Wales) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or o...
Keywords: Biography; Civil War; Presidents; Librivox; audiobook
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| Um club da má língua - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Gravação LibriVox de Um club da má língua, de Fyodor Dostoyevsky, traduzido por Manuel de Macedo. O nome do autor é ocasionalmente grafado como Dostoievsky – foi um escritor russo, considerado um dos maiores romancistas da literatura russa e um dos mais inovadores artistas de todos os tempos. Nesta obra, que lembra uma peça de teatro, é feita uma sátira à hipocrisia das relações sociais na "sociedade" de Mordassov, e às personagens dessa sociedade que se baseiam em intrigas e menti...
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| Umbrellas and Their History - William Sangster
LibriVox recording of Umbrellas and Their History, by William Sangster. A whimsically serious look at the umbrella and society. (summary by Clarica) M4B audiobook of complete book For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org.
Keywords: non fiction; history; umbrellas; sangster; audio books; librivox
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| Un Matin - Emile Verhaeren
LibriVox recording of Un Martin, de Emile Verhaeren Chaque mois, nous choisissons un poème qui est enregistré par un maximum de librivoxeurs ! Cette mois c'est "Un Matin" de Emile Verhaeren, un poète belge flamand, d'expression française. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Livre audio complet en format M4B
Keywords: LibiVox; Poetry; French; Francais; français; Belge
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| Unang Sugilanon gikan sa Librong “Larawan”: Si Amboy, ang Palahubog - Vicente Rama
LibriVox recording of Unang Sugilanon gikan sa Librong “Larawan”: Si Amboy, ang Palahubog ni Vicente Rama. Read by April Gonzales Sugilanon nga gisuwat ni Senador Vicente Rama bahin kang Amboy nga palahubog, ug ang iyang pamahala nga kinabuhi tungod sa iyang pagkapalahubog. Kini ay una nga istorya sa daghan nga nahabutang na istorya sa librong "Larawan". (Summary by April Gonzales) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other forma...
Keywords: libirvox; audiobooks; fiction; Bisaya; Cebuano; Sugbo
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| Unbeaten Tracks in Japan - Isabella L. Bird
LibriVox recording of Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, by Isabella L. Bird. Read by Availle. Isabella Lucy Bird (1831 – 1904) was a 19th century English traveller, writer, and natural historian. She was a sickly child, however, while she was travelling she was almost always healthy. Her first trip, in 1854, took her to America, visiting relatives. Her first book, The Englishwoman in America was published anonymously two years later...
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; travel; memoirs; Japan; Asia; History; Nature
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| Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
LibriVox recording of Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Read by Cathy Barratt. Looking for a replacement to Sherlock Holmes after the author had killed him off in 1894, Doyle wrote this murder mystery in the dying years of the 19th century. Set in Napoleon's era, it involves a Frenchman returning to his native land to join the Emperor's ranks. (Summary by Cathy Barratt) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover...
Keywords: Librivox; audiobook; mystery; murder; Napoleon; France
Downloads: 2,314
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| Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories - Cal Stewart
LibriVox recording of Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories, by Cal Stewart. Read by Philip Martin. A collection of comedic short stories from the perspective of an old country man. (Summary by Philip Martin) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org...
Keywords: Librivox; audiobook; wit; folksy humor; comedy; america; USA; short story; Punkin Centre; Stewart
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| Uncle Remus & Friends: 17 Great Stories - Joel Chandler Harris
LibriVox recording of Uncle Remus & Friends: 17 Great Stories, by Joel Chandler Harris. Read by Phil Chenevert Uncle Remus, that genial old storyteller, knows how to spin these wonderful tales about the 'criteers' that the little 6 year old boy (and many of us adults!) love to listen to. Yet the 'Brer Rabbit and 'Brer Fox and the others sound a lot like the people all around us. They tell stories about personalities and faults and virtues in a way that is unique to Uncle Remus...
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; children; uncle remus; brer rabbit
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| Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit - Joel Chandler Harris
LibriVox recording of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit, by Joel Chandler Harris. Read by Phil Chenevert. Uncle Remus' stories feature a trickster hero called Br'er Rabbit ("Brother" Rabbit), who uses his wits to slide out of trouble and gain the advantage over the slower witted other animals, many of whom are trying to eat him. Br'er Rabbit stories were mostly collected directly from the afro-american oral story-telling tradition and are said to be a direct interpretation of Yoruba tales of Hare...
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; animals; children; fairy tales; fantasy; fiction; teen/young adult
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| Uncle Remus Returns - Joel Chandler Harris
LibriVox recording of Uncle Remus Returns by Joel Chandler Harris. Read by Phil Chenevert. Uncle Remus tells these 11 stories but to the son of the original "little boy" who is visiting his grandmother on the plantation. As always Uncle Remus can be relied upon to provide funny and pointed insight into human personalities through his story telling. These were all published in the Uncle Remus magazine from 1905 and 1906 and gathered together in this book by the author...
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; fiction; remus; brer rabbit; american south; children
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| Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris - Joel Chandler Harris
LibriVox recording of Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris. Read by Mark F. Smith. Many readers will already be familiar with Uncle Remus’ favorite animal characters – Br’er Rabbit and Br’er Fox among them – and some of the popular tales concerning them. (To this day, “tar baby” as an expression for a particularly sticky situation that is almost impossible to solve, has passed into the English language and common use.) Even people who have never read any of these tales will know ex...
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; children; remus; harris; folktales; animals
Downloads: 126,503
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| Uncle Silas - J. Sheridan Le Fanu
LibriVox recording of Uncle Silas, by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Read by Great Plains. Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery/thriller novel by the Anglo-Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It is notable as one of the earliest examples of the locked room mystery subgenre. It is not a novel of the supernatural (despite a few creepily ambiguous touches), but does show a strong interest in the occult and in the ideas of Swedenborg...
Keywords: librivox; literature; Sheridan Le Fanu; Gothic mystery; Uncle Silas
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| Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe
Librivox recording of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Read by John Greenman. Among the most "banned" books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery...
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; stowe; uncle tom
Downloads: 673,558
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| Uncle Vanya - Anton Chekhov
LibriVox recording of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. Uncle Vanya (subtitled “Scenes From Country Life”) is a tragicomedy by Anton Chekhov. It is set on the failing country estate of a retired professor, Serebrakoff, who returns after a long absence with his beautiful young wife, and throws the household into confusion. Rivalry, unrequited love, illicit romance, and attempted suicide are the result, punctuated throughout by Chekhov’s sad, wistful humor...
Keywords: librivox; drama; audio; chekhov; vanya
Downloads: 7,556 |
| Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard - Howard R. Garis
LibriVox recording of Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard, by Howard R. Garis. Read by Mark F. Smith. Uncle Wiggily Longears, an old bunny gentleman now stricken with rheumatism and getting around with a cane, still is quite active. In these stories, he encounters a string of characters from Mother Goose's tales and has adventures that are not quite in keeping with her books! These gentle tales are 7 - 8 minutes each and quite suited to a nightly reading to a small child...
Keywords: LibriVox; audiobook; fiction; children's fiction
Downloads: 512
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| Uncle Wiggily's Adventures - Howard R.Garis
LibriVox recording of Uncle Wiggily's Adventures, by Howard R.Garis. Read by Daryl Wor. Due to Uncle Wiggily's rheumatism being so very bad, Dr. Possum prescribes a journey to help him move around, have a change of air, and a good long bout of traveling to get more exercise. So Uncle Wiggily packs his valise and sets forth! (Summary by Daryl Wor) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the Libr...
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; adventure; animals; children; fiction; humor
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| Under the Andes - Rex Stout
LibriVox recording of Under the Andes by Rex Stout. Read by Roger Melin. Under the Andes was written by Rex Stout years before his creation of the immensely popular Nero Wolfe series of novels, and while perhaps his future writing style is still blossoming, certainly his knack for weaving a fantastic tale of mystery and adventure will have most readers anxious for the next phase of adventure at every turn.The story finds two brothers and a pretty female companion on a journey which eventually ta...
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; adventure; mystery; suspense
Downloads: 9,335 |
| Under the Greenwood Tree - Thomas Hardy
LibriVox recording of Under the Greenwood Tree, by Thomas Hardy. Read by Rachel Lintern. This novel is subtitled The Mellstock Quire, A Rural Painting of the Dutch School. The Quire is the group of musicians who accompany the hymns at the local church and we follow the fortunes of one member, Dick Dewy, who falls in love with the new school mistress, Fancy Day. Another element of the book is the battle between the traditional musicians of the Quire and the local vicar, Parson Maybold, who instal...
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; fiction; romance; pastoral; choir; quire; music
Downloads: 17,657
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| Under the Lilacs - Louisa May Alcott
LibriVox recording of Under the Lilacs, by Louisa May Alcott. "When two young girls decide to have a tea party with their dolls and a mysterious dog comes and eats their prized cake, they end up finding a circus run-away, Ben Brown. Ben is a horse master, and loves horses, so when the Moss' take the young boy in they decide to give him work at the neighbors house driving cows (on a horse, of course)...
Keywords: librivox; literature; Alcott; Under the Lilacs
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| Understood Betsy - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
LibriVox recording of Understood Betsy, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. Read by Lee Ann Howlett. Understood Betsy is a 1916 novel for children by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. The story tells of Elizabeth Ann, a 9-year-old orphan who goes from a sheltered existence with her father's aunt Harriet and cousin Frances in the city, to living on a Vermont farm with her mother's family, the Putneys, whose child-rearing practices had always seemed suspect to Harriet and her daughter...
Keywords: dorothy; canfield; fisher; librivox; publicdomain; audio book; betsy; understood
Downloads: 9,368
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| Understood Betsy (version 2) - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
LibriVox recording of Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. Elizabeth Ann is a timid, sickly little girl who lives with her Aunt Frances and her Great-Aunt Harriet. When Great-Aunt Harriet becomes ill, poor little Elizabeth Ann is sent to live with the much-feared Putney cousins, whom, as Great-Aunt Harriet said “Such lack of sympathy, such perfect indifference to the sacred sensitiveness of child-life, such a starving of the child-heart … No, I shall never forget it! They had chores ...
Keywords: betsy; fisher; children; fiction; sudio books; librivox
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| Undine - Friedrich de La Motte-Fouque
LibriVox recording of Undine by Friedrich de La Motte-Fouqué. Read by Pete Williams, Pittsburgh, PA. Undine is a novel by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué concerning Undine, a water spirit who marries a Knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. It is an early German romance, which has been translated into English and other languages. The novel served as inspiration for two operas in the romantic style by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann and Albert Lortzing, respectively, and two ballets: the ...
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; undine
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| Uneasy Money - P. G. Wodehouse
Librivox recording of Uneasy Money by P. G. Wodehouse. Read by Tim Bulkeley. Uneasy Money is a romantic comedy by P.G. Wodehouse, published during the First World War, it offers light escapism. More romantic but only a little less humorous that his mature works, it tells of the vicissitudes of poor Lord Dawlish, who inherits five million dollars, but becomes a serially disappointed groom.When the story opens Bill (Lord Dawlish, a thoroughly pleasant man) is engaged to a demanding actress...
Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; fiction; humor; romance
Downloads: 12,429
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| Unidentified Flying Objects - United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
LibriVox recording of UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, by UNITED STATES FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. Read by ROGER MELIN. Through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) this series of communications has been de-classified and made public. Most names have been omitted, however much information of the sightings of UFOs in 1947 can be gleaned from these communications which were primarily between the FBI and other U.S...
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; fbi; unidentified; flying; objects; ufos
Downloads: 6,637
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| Union and Communion - or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon - J Hudson Taylor
LibriVox recording of Union and Communion - or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon, by J Hudson Taylor. Read by David Barnes. This little book, whose design is to lead the devout Bible student into the Green Pastures of the Good Shepherd, thence to the Banqueting House of the King, and thence to the service of the Vineyard, is one of the abiding legacies of Mr. Hudson Taylor to the Church. In the power of an evident unction from the Holy One, he has been enabled herein to unfold in simplest language...
Keywords: religion; philosophy; non-fiction; psychology
Downloads: 3,576 |
| United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection
LibriVox United Kingdom House of Commons speeches collection. This collection comprises recordings of 17 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1628 and 1956. Readings are of speeches origninally given by parliamentarians including Oliver Cromwell, Edmund Burke, William Wilberforce, William Gladstone, Keir Hardie, Winston Churchill and Aneurin Bevan. (Summary by Carl Manchester) M4B format available
Keywords: politics; parliament; audiobook; librivox; labour; conservative; liberal
Downloads: 13,676 |
| United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume three - Various
LibriVox recording of United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume three. This is the third LibriVox collection of speeches given in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The collection comprises recordings of 10 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1601 and 1960. Readings are of speeches originally given by Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria, and by parliamentarians Edmund Burke, Herbert Asquith, Winston Churchill, Barbara Castle, Margaret Thatcher a...
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; politics; speeches; Britain; British; UK; parliament; First World War; Second World War; WW1; WW2; Korean War; Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat
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| United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume two - Various
LibriVox United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 2. This is the second LibriVox collection of speeches given in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The collection comprises recordings of 14 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1756 and 1956. Readings are of speeches origninally given by parliamentarians including William Pitt the Elder, John Stuart Mill, Dadabhai Naoroji, Lady Astor, Stanley Baldwin, Clement Attlee, Aneurin Bevan and Tony Benn...
Keywords: britain; politics; speeches; commons; librivox
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| United Kingdom House of Lords Speeches Collection
LibriVox collection of speeches given in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. This collection comprises recordings of 7 historic speeches given to the UK House of Lords between 1641 and 1945. Readings are of speeches origninally given by the 1st Earl of Strafford (Thomas Wentworth), the 1st Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder), the 6th Baron Byron (the poet Lord Byron), the 1st Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley), the 3rd Earl of Lucan (George Lord Bingham) and the 3rd Earl Russell (t...
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| United States Bill of Rights - James Madison
The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. They were introduced as a series of amendments in 1789 in the First United States Congress by James Madison. Ten of the amendments were ratified and became the Bill of Rights in 1791. These amendments limit the powers of the federal government, protecting the rights of all citizens, residents and visitors on United States territory.(Summary from Wikipedia) M4B audiobook of complete book
Keywords: Bill of Rights; Constitution; United States; Independence; History; Madison; Free Speech; Amendments; Bear Arms; Amendment
Downloads: 51,095
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| Universal Declaration of Human Rights - United Nations
LibriVox recording of The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the public domain. The LibriVox catalog page for this work lists the LibriVox readers and has links to the text in each language. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly. It defines the fundamental rights of individuals, and exhorts all governments to protect these rights...
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| Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Volume 02 - United Nations
42 LibriVox recordings of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 39 languages. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (10 December 1948 at Palais de Chaillot, Paris). The Guinness Book of Records describes the UDHR as the "Most Translated Document" in the world. It consists of 30 articles which outline the view of the General Assembly on the human rights guaranteed to all people.(Summary adapted from Wikipedia) This ...
Keywords: Librivox; audiobook; multilingual; languages; United Nations; human rights
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| Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Volume 03 - United Nations
LibriVox recording of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A collection of readings in the readers language of choice For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. M4B format available
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| Unleavened Bread - Sir Robert Grant
LibriVox recording of Unleavened Bread, by Sir Robert Grant. A businessman's selfish wife forces her way into upper society. (Summary by Wikipedia) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org...
Keywords: audiobook; society; librivox; fiction
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| Unreality of Time, The - John McTaggart
John McTaggart was a British metaphysician and philosophical idealist. In this famous article for the periodical Mind, he introduced the notion of the A, B and C series, which was to become a leading theory in explaining the nature of time.
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| Unspoken Sermons - George MacDonald
LibriVox recording of Unspoken Sermons, by George MacDonald. Read by David Baldwin. George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. In his day he was considered one of the great Victorian authors on par with Dickens, Thackeray, Kipling and the like. His reputation as an author, however, has not fared as well largely because of the ubiquitous and fervent presence of religion throughout his works.MacDonald's theology, though sprinkled liberally throughout his fairly substanti...
Keywords: Religion; theology; Christianity; Librivox; audiobook
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| Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Dies ist eine LibriVox Aufname von Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten, von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Gelesen von Redaer. Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten ist eine Erzählungssammlung von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, erschienen (1795). Das Konzept der Rahmenhandlung dieser Novelle hat Goethe von Boccaccios Decamerone übernommen (eine Erzählwelt wird der realen Situation der Flüchtlinge entgegenges...
Keywords: LibriVox; audio book; Literature; Literatur; German; Deutsch; Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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| Unterm Birnbaum - Theodor Fontane
LibriVox recording of Unterm Birnbaum, by Theodor Fontane. Read in German by Karlsson. "Unterm Birnbaum" von Theodor Fontane ist eine in Novellenform verfasste Kriminalgeschichte. Abel Hradscheck, Dorfkrämer und Wirt, der gerne seinen eigenen Wein trinkt, um Geld spielt und eine anspruchsvolle Frau hat, ist hoch verschuldet. Das meiste Geld schuldet er einem Lieferanten. Dieser hat den Besuch des polnischen Handlungreisenden Szulski angekündigt, der die Schulden einfordern will...
Keywords: LibriVox; Audiobuch; detective
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| Unto this Last: Four Essays on the First Principles of Political Economy - John Ruskin
LibriVox recording of Unto This Last by John Ruskin. John Ruskin (1819 – 1900) is best known for his work as an art critic and social critic, but is remembered as an author, poet and artist as well. Unto This Last is an important work of political economic though that influenced Gandhi, among others. (Hugh McGuire/Wikipedia) M4B format available
Keywords: librivox; ruskin; economics; audiobook
Downloads: 8,540 |
| Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys - Amelia B. Edwards
Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the South Tyrol district of Italy. The Dolomites are a part of that most famous of mountain chains, the Alps. In this book, the Writer and her friend and companion, L., travel from Southern Italy, having over-wintered there, to visit the Dolomite district. Her chatty style, dry sense of humor, accuracy of facts, and sympathy for humanity set her works apart...
Keywords: travel; edwards; librivox; non fiction; untrodden peaks
Downloads: 15,997
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| Up from Slavery - Booker T. Washington
LibriVox recording of Up from Slavery, by Booker T. Washington. Up From Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools—most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama—to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pu...
Keywords: librivox; booker washington; autobiography; civil war; slavery; african americans; native americans; education
Downloads: 39,130
Average rating: (2 reviews) |
| Up One Pair of Stairs of My Bookhouse - Olive Beaupre Miller
LibriVox recording of Up One Pair of Stairs of My Bookhouse, edited by Olive Beaupre Miller. Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the second volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited by Olive Beaupre Miller, contained the best in children's literature, stories, poems and nursery rhymes...
Keywords: audiobook; librivox; fiction; children; fairy tales; stories; nursery rhymes; collection; poetry
Downloads: 1,217 |
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